Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Rain and freezing rain possible on elevated surfaces between sunrise and noon tomorrow morning…mainly north of I-40. Listen to WBFJ for updates!
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE WEEKS, ALL THREE MAJOR AVERAGES ON WALL STREET CLOSED IN POSITIVE TERRITORY FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW ON WEDNESDAY. However, the gains weren't as strong as they were the day before.
Foreclosures up 30%: RealtyTrac reporting that nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month, up 6 percent from January. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western states and Florida, the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon. (AP)
The states ‘jobless’ rate hit 9.7% in January…a 26 year high. Experts saying that things may get worse before they get better. (www.journalnow.com)
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, will cut 20% of its work force because of the recession. The company says it's eliminating 67 of 355 staff positions. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090311/D96S1DTO0.html
Former investment manager Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty this morning to eleven criminal charges for allegedly scamming thousands of investors in a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that spanned at least two decades. Madoff could be sentenced up to 150 years in prison.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101778462
Bristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and her fiancé Levi Johnston have mutually decided to break off their engagement. The two are the parents of a boy named Tripp, who was born December 27. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090312/D96SF7004.html
Red light…Green light? The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery has been postponed until Sunday. (CNN)
So, what do you do with thousands of boxes of cereal with Olympic gold metal winner Michael Phelps’ picture printed on the outside??? Kellogg's donated two tons of cereal to the San Francisco Food Bank late last month. The cereal maker was stuck with thousands of boxes of cereal featuring Phelps’ image. Phelps (age 23) won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/11/phelps.kelloggs/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Last Friday (March 6)…Judge Ned W. Mangum has ordered a Raleigh home school mom to send her 3 children to public school. The mom Venessa Mills was forced to defend her right to home school during divorce proceedings brought on by her husband’s infidelity. Even with evidence showing that the Mills children are well adjusted and well educated, Judge Mangum ruled overwhelmingly against the mom Venessa Mills on every point.
The story from WorldNetDaily: www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=9139
FYI: Coming up on Tuesday, March 24th, HomeSchool parents and children across North Carolina will travel to Raleigh for ‘Capital Fest 2009’. The planned field trip gives a ‘face’ and a ‘voice’ to homeschoolers in the state…and an opptournity to talk with their representatives.
www.nche.com
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.wbfj.fm
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Americans Mull The Choice: 401(k) Or The Mattress? www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101388671
SPORTS:
Men’s ACC Tournament starts at noon TODAY in Atlanta
First game: Virginia Tech taking on Miami…Clemson (2:30)…NC State (7pm)
Carolina, Wake and Duke will play on Friday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
MEAC Tournament (now through Saturday) at the Joel Coliseum
A&T Men play tonight at 8pm…A&T Women blasting Howard, they advance
State High School Basketball Finals this Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
